La Liga · Fri, 28 Aug 2026 ·
Alaves vs Villarreal — 1 - 0
Estadio Mendizorrotza · Referee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, Spain
Match report
Alaves beat Villarreal 1-0
Alaves beat Villarreal 1-0 in La Liga matchday 3 on Friday, 28 August 2026 at Estadio Mendizorrotza. L. Boye scored the only goal of the game for Alaves in the 31st minute. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Alaves had 24% of the ball and 9 shots (2 on target) against Villarreal’s 19 (6 on target). Antonio Sivera (Alaves) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Alaves 6th in the La Liga table on 11 points and Villarreal 9th on 8.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sevilla | 7 | +1 | 13 |
| 6 | Alaves | 7 | +5 | 11 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
Match events
- 31'goalL. BoyeAssist: A. Perez
- 48'yellow cardAbderrahman RebbachYellow Card
- 54'substitutionM. RodriguezOff: Yusi
- 54'substitutionT. MartinezOff: M. Diaz
- 62'substitutionS. MourinoOff: A. Freeman
- 62'substitutionS. ComesanaOff: A. Perez
- 63'substitutionT. BuchananOff: A. Moleiro
- 70'substitutionG. MorenoOff: I. Akhomach
- 71'substitutionA. RebbachOff: D. Suarez
- 71'substitutionA. PerezOff: C. Protesoni
- 82'substitutionL. BoyeOff: A. Manas
- 82'substitutionG. MikautadzeOff: T. Oluwaseyi
- 86'yellow cardNicolas PépéYellow Card
- 89'yellow cardMariano DíazYellow Card
- 90+2'yellow cardAntonio SiveraYellow Card
Lineups
Alaves
Formation 5-3-2 · Coach Quique Sanchez Flores
Starting XI
- 1A. SiveraG
- 7A. PerezD
- 14N. TenagliaD
- 16V. KoskiD
- 17Jonny OttoD
- 21A. RebbachD
- 19P. IbanezM
- 8A. BlancoM
- 18M. RodriguezM
- 11T. MartinezF
- 15L. BoyeF
Substitutes
- 13A. RodriguezG
- 2N. ValentiniD
- 3YusiD
- 12H. Novoa RamosF
- 4D. SuarezM
- 10C. AlenaM
- 23C. ProtesoniM
- 6A. GuevaraM
- 20A. ManasF
- 9M. DiazF
- 22M. RodriguezF
- 27X. OlaizD
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Inigo Perez
Starting XI
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 15S. MourinoD
- 8J. FoythD
- 12R. VeigaD
- 20C. RomeroD
- 19N. PepeM
- 14S. ComesanaM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 17T. BuchananM
- 7G. MorenoF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
Substitutes
- 25P. GulacsiG
- 2L. CostaD
- 23S. CardonaD
- 3A. FreemanD
- 6P. NavarroD
- 10A. MoleiroM
- 5A. DiattaM
- 24N. SalibaM
- 26C. MaciaM
- 11I. AkhomachF
- 22A. PerezF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
Match statistics
- 24%Possession76%
- 0.81Expected goals (xG)1.40
- 9Total shots19
- 2Shots on target6
- 7Shots off target7
- 0Blocked shots6
- 4Shots inside the box15
- 5Shots outside the box4
- 5Corners9
- 5Offsides4
- 15Fouls8
- 3Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 6Goalkeeper saves1
- 197Passes649
- 145Accurate passes573
- 74%Pass accuracy88%
- -0.07Goals prevented-0.07
Player statistics
Alaves
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Antonio SiveraGTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 7Ángel PérezD | 71 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 14Nahuel TenagliaD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 16Ville KoskiD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 17Jonny OttoD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 21Abderrahman RebbachD | 71 | 6.5 | ||
| 8Antonio BlancoM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 18Mikel RodriguezM | 54 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Pablo IbáñezM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Toni MartínezF | 54 | 6.7 | ||
| 15Lucas BoyéF | 82 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 13Adrián RodríguezG | – | – | ||
| 2Nicolás ValentiniD | – | – | ||
| 3Youssef EnriquezD | 36 | 7.2 | ||
| 27Xanet OlaizD | – | – | ||
| 4Denis SuárezM | 19 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Ander GuevaraM | – | – | ||
| 10Carles AleñáM | – | – | ||
| 23Carlos BenavídezM | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Mariano DíazF | 36 | 6.7 | ||
| 12Hugo NovoaF | – | – | ||
| 20Aitor MañasF | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Miguel RodríguezF | – | – |
Villarreal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luiz JúniorG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Juan FoythD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 12Renato VeigaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Santiago MouriñoD | 62 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Carlos RomeroD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Tajon BuchananM | 63 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Pape GueyeM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Nicolas PépéM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Gerard MorenoF | 70 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Georges MikautadzeF | 82 | 6.5 | ||
| 25Péter GulácsiG | – | – | ||
| 2Logan CostaD | – | – | ||
| 3Alexander FreemanD | 28 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Pau NavarroD | – | – | ||
| 23Sergi CardonaD | – | – | ||
| 5Alassane DiattaM | – | – | ||
| 10Alberto MoleiroM | 27 | 6.6 | ||
| 24Nathan-Dylan SalibaM | – | – | ||
| 26Carlos MaciáM | – | – | ||
| 11Ilias AkhomachF | 20 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Tani OluwaseyiF | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 22Ayoze PérezF | 28 | 6.7 |
